The Blessing

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The Blessing
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The BlessingNumbers 624-26
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The BlessingEphesians 13-6
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual
blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just
as He chose us in Him before the foundation of
the world, that we should be holy and without
blame before Him in love, having predestined us
to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself,
according to the good pleasure of His will, to
the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He
made us accepted in the Beloved.
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The BlessingNumbers 622-27
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Speak to
Aaron and to his sons, saying, Thus shall you
bless the Israelites. Say to them May the Lord
bless you and guard you. May the Lord light up
His face to you and grant grace to you May the
Lord lift up His face to you and give you
peace. And they shall set My name over the
Israelites, and I Myself shall bless
them. Robert Alter, The Five Books of Moses
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The BlessingNumbers 624-26
The Lord bless you and keep you
Divine Relationship The Lord Singular Pronoun
You Gods blessings come to us individually
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The BlessingNumbers 624-26
The Lord bless you and keep you

• Bless For Believing Israel
• Gave great calling
• Delivered from bondage in Egypt
• Gave His Holy Word
• Gave them the Promised Land
• Gave His presence in the Sanctuary
• Gave His Son through their nation

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The BlessingNumbers 624-26
The Lord bless you and keep you

• Bless For the Believers today
• Gave great calling
• Delivered from bondage of sin
• Gave His Holy Word
• Gave them all provisions to live
• Gave His presence in their lives
• Gave commissioned authority to share about His
  Son

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The BlessingNumbers 624-26
The Lord bless you and keep you
Keep You Guard - Protect - Bodyguard Israel had
enemies in nations around We have a enemy
seeking our destruction 1 Corinthians 1013 No
temptation has overtaken you except such as is
common to man but God is faithful, who will not
allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able,
but with the temptation will also make the way of
escape, that you may be able to bear it.
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The BlessingNumbers 624-26
The Lord make His face shine upon you and be
gracious unto you
His Face speaking of His personality Humans
wide range of emotional responses reflected by
means of facial expressions Shine Showing
favor or affection Shekinah cloud which shone in
wilderness Look of a parent toward a child
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The BlessingNumbers 624-26
The Lord make His face shine upon you and be
gracious unto you
Be gracious show great favor Stoop in kindness
to an inferior Provide what you need but cannot
provide Provide what you need but do not
deserve Provide your need that only He can
provide
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The BlessingNumbers 624-26
The Lord turn his face to you
Turn His Face (Before Presence) God looking
directly at His people so they receive the
benefit of His full attention Lift up the light
of His countenance upon you
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The BlessingNumbers 624-26
And give you peace
Peace prosperity, completeness, health, safety,
wellbeing, spiritual maturity and integrated
personality that serves both God and man. Give
State of fulfillment resulting from Gods
presence with a person
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The BlessingNumbers 627
And they shall set My name over the Israelites,
and I Myself shall bless them.
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The BlessingCome Bringing
Sorrow for sin Sadness in situation Seeking
fulfillment or satisfaction
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The Blessing
The Lord bless you and keep you The Lord make His
face to shine upon you To shine upon you and be
gracious And be gracious unto you,
The Lord bless you and keep you The Lord make His
face to shine upon you To shine upon you and be
gracious And be gracious unto you,
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The Blessing
The Lord lift up the light of His countenance
upon you The Lord lift up the light of His
countenance upon you And give you peace, and
give you peace, And give you peace and give you
peace Amen
The Lord lift up the light of His countenance
upon you The Lord lift up the light of His
countenance upon you And give you peace, and
give you peace, And give you peace and give you
peace
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The Lord bless you and keep you The Lord make His
face to shine upon you To shine upon you and be
gracious And be gracious unto you,
The Lord bless you and keep you The Lord make His
face to shine upon you To shine upon you and be
gracious And be gracious unto you,
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The Lord lift up the light of His countenance
upon you The Lord lift up the light of His
countenance upon you And give you peace, and
give you peace, And give you peace and give you
peace Amen
The Lord lift up the light of His countenance
upon you The Lord lift up the light of His
countenance upon you And give you peace, and
give you peace, And give you peace and give you
peace Amen
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The Blessing